•••SAYS FACEMASK NO LONGER COMPULSORY
President Muhammadu Buhari has relaxed travel protocols amidst the reduction in the coronavirus pandemic across the world.
This was contained in a memo by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, dispatched to all airline operators.
The memo stated that the virus has been reduced to the barest minimum.
The memo dated December 12 with referenced: NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/358.
According to the memo, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, (PSC), sanctioned the review which was led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha.
The memo, signed by Musa Nuhu, NCAA’s Director-General noted that it was no longer mandatory to use facemasks inside airport terminal buildings and onboard aircraft by airport workers, passengers, and crew members.
The memo reads: “Wearing of a facemask by passengers onboard aircraft or inside airport terminal buildings is discretionary but recommended.
“Persons at age 60 years and above, those who are immunocompromised and those with co-morbidities were, however, advised to continue the use of facemasks, and should “wash their hands with water and soap, use hand alcohol-based sanitisers, and avoid large gatherings.”
According to the memo, NCAA said the PSC’s verdict on pre-departure and post-arrival COVID-19 PCR tests is that all passengers irrespective of their vaccination status are no longer required to show such test results.
